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The 6th of ffebruar … Current Transcription
The 6th of ffebruary 1655,/ [CENTRE HEADING]
Richard Hamman against the}<br />
''Sisters'' aforesaid./
Examined upon the foresaid Libell./.
'''4.'''
'''Edmund Pyke''' of Wapping in the parish of White<br />
Chappell, Gentleman aged 61. yeeres or thereabouts sworne<br />
and Examined./.
To the first article of the said Libell this deponent saith that hee very well<br />
knoweth the Libellate Gregory Carey and hath soe done for theise<br />
5 monethes last or thereabouts, and saith the said Carey was<br />
commonly accompted Master and Comander of the said shipp the ''Sisters'' of<br />
Ipswich the time libellate, And otherwise hee<br />
cannot depose./.
To the 2d, third and fourth hee cannot depose saving what followeth.
To the fifth article and schedule hee saith that about five monethes since (this<br />
deponent having a particular of the beefe schedulated and of the<br />
dayes of the deliverie thereof to the use of the shipp the ''Sisters'' arlate,<br />
and of the prices in all things therein answerable to the said schedule<br />
before hand delivered unto him by the producent Richard hammond) did<br />
severall times meete with and shew the same unto the arlate<br />
Gregory Carye, and asked him whie hee having received the said<br />
severall parcells of beefe from Mr hammond aboard his said shipp<br />
did not cause Mr hammond to be paid for the same, being<br />
delivered to the use f his said shipp, and the said Carey severall<br />
times tooke the said note and read it and acknowledged the same<br />
to be true touching the particulars of the severall parcells of<br />
beefe, times and summes in all things answerable to the said schedule<br />
nowe read unto him, and confessed the receipt of all the said<br />
beefe of and from the producent on board his said shipp for<br />
her victualling the times and at the prices schedulated and that the same was sent aboard her. And<br />
theise confessions and acknowledgements happend at the house of<br />
one Mr Parker in Gravell lane in Wapping in the presence and<br />
hearing of this deponent and of the said Mr Parkers man. And<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first negatively.
To the second 3. and 4 negatively for his part and otherwise hee cannot depose,<br />
saving hee hath heard that Mr hammond hath received 3 ''li'' of the said Carey<br />
in part of payment of the said beef.
To the 5th hee cannot depose.
To the 6th negatively for his part and otherwise cannot depose.
To the 7th hee saith that the said Carey the time aforesaid [?excused] the<br />
payment of the said debt, (which in all hee confessed to amount to 50 ''li'' 16 ''s'' 6 ''d'' besides the foresaid three pounds<br />
by his being turned out of the shipp and soe disabled to pay it.<br />
And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the 8th negatively.
Edmond Pyke [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]atively.
Edmond Pyke [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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